GLAAD - Rachel Maddowhttp://www.glaad.org/tags/rachel-maddow
enMemo to media: ENDA includes gender identityhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/memo-media-enda-includes-gender-identity
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/enda_280_0.png?itok=PSk3EAZT" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is advancing through the Senate and onto the House. And while this important legislation is gathering significant media attention, there is an aspect of the legislation that has been missing in the news coverage.</p>
<p>The current version of ENDA will include protections on the basis of sexual orientations and gender identities. However, it is possible that you would miss gender identity when watching reports on the bill.</p>
<p>On October 28, <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/maddow-to-interview-harry-reid-wednesday-58112579533">Rachel Maddow</a> talked about Senator Reid's pledge to bring ENDA up for a vote before Thanksgiving. Maddow summarized the bill by saying, "ENDA is the long standing, long suffering bill that simply says that you can't get fired or refused a job because of your sexual orientation or identity. So you can't put up a sign that says 'gays need not apply'." The word "gender" was left out.</p>
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<p>Even yesterday, when <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/11/04/senate-votes-to-proceed-with-gay-rights-bill/">The Washington Post</a> reported on the Senate vote to advance ENDA to a floor debate, they called ENDA, "legislation banning discrimination against gays in the workplace."</p>
<p>Likewise, a <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/04/employment-non-discrimination-act-senate-vote/3431627/">USA Today</a> report on ENDA doesn't talk about gender identity until the end, when it quoted a 2009 report from the Government Accountability Office that said that the states that have employment protections have experienced "relatively few employment discrimination complaints based on sexual orientation and gender identity."</p>
<p>These sorts of characterizations of ENDA as being only for gay and lesbian people are misleading, and, in the long run, harmful. In 2007, protections on the basis of gender identity were stripped from the proposed bill, causing division among LGBT advocates. The bill ultimately failed.</p>
<p>Already anti-LGBT activists are attacking protections on the basis of gender identity. Many anti-LGBT activists have trumpeted "bathroom fears," but such claims do not hold water. Organizations like the Heritage Foundation are attacking transgender people, painting them as predators, stating that by keeping their jobs, transgender people will confuse children. These misleading claims should not stand unchallenged.</p>
<p>Data gathered shows that transgender individuals are the victims rather than perpetrators of sexual violence, physical violence, and other forms of discrimination. ENDA would help decrease discrimination cases against transgender employees by providing federal employment protections.</p>
<p>Nothing will prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to wear a certain type of dress not prohibited by other Federal, State, or local laws. If an employee has undergone transition prior to employment, or during employment, they will be allowed to follow the same grooming rules as the sex to which the employee is transitioning or has transitioned to.</p>
<p>GLAAD calls on the media to report fully and accurately on ENDA. It is not simply a "gay rights" bill, but a bill that protects workers from being harassed or fired on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.</p>
<p>For more information on ENDA, visit <a href="http://www.glaad.org/enda">www.glaad.org/enda</a>.&nbsp;</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">November 5, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/local-and-regional-news">Local and Regional News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/family">Family</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/transgender">Transgender</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/enda">ENDA</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/employment">employment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender-0">transgender</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/heritage-foundation">Heritage Foundation</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/washington-post">Washington Post</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/usa-today">USA Today</a></li>
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Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:43:20 +0000rossmurray68892 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/memo-media-enda-includes-gender-identity#commentsLGBT Artists and Allies Pick Up Grammy Nods: Frank Ocean Scores Six Nominationshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/lgbt-artists-and-allies-pick-grammy-nods-frank-ocean-scores-six-nominations
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/Ocean2.jpg?itok=FcSSTpXF" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Nominations for the 55<sup>th</sup> Annual Grammy Awards <a href="http://www.grammy.com/nominees" target="_blank">were announced</a> during a live special that aired on CBS last night, and include several nods for LGBT artists, allies and inclusive programs.</p>
<p>Out musician Frank Ocean was one of several acts to score six nominations. Ocean was nominated for Best New Artist, with his debut album <em>Channel Orange</em> picking up nods for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album and the single “Thinking About You” was nominated for Record of the Year. The track “No Church in the Wild” by Jay-Z and Kanye West, featuring Ocean and The-Dream, scored nominations for Best Short Form Music Video and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="147" id="6" style="width: 220px; height: 147px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/funatmediaawards.jpg?itok=7eakAjPO" alt="" />Fun., who <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-pop-music-sensation-fun-glaadawards-sf" target="_blank">appeared at the GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco</a> and have since <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/spiritday-participants-fun-partner-rachel-antonoff-launch-ally-coalition-lgbt-equality" target="_blank">founded The Ally Coalition</a> to inspire people to take action in the movement for LGBT equality, was honored with a Best New Artist nod, as well as Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for their sophomore effort, <em>Some Nights</em>. Their single “We Are Young,” featuring Janelle Monáe, received nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, bringing their nominations to six as well. Tegan &amp; Sara’s “Get Along” was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video. Joan Osborne received a nod in Best Blues Album for <em>Bring It On Home</em>, and Sia picked up a nomination for the hit single “Wild Ones” in Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Dave Koz picked up a nomination in Best Pop Instrumental Album for <em>Live At The Blue Note Tokyo</em>. Eighth Blackbird are nominated in Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for their album <em>Meanwhile</em>, and composer Stephen Hartke is up for Best Contemporary Classical Music Composition for the<em> Meanwhile</em> track "Incidental Music to Imaginary Puppet Plays." Eighth Blackbird has won two Grammy awards previously.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="122" id="6" style="width: 200px; height: 111px; margin: 3px; float: left;;;;;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ellenandrachel.jpg?itok=US_KVJaq" alt="" />Rachel Maddow and Ellen DeGeneres scored nominations in Best Spoken Word Album for <em>Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power</em> and <em>Seriously…I’m Kidding</em> respectively. Out musician Janis Ian is also nominated in this category for her audio version of her autobiography, <em>Society’s Child</em>, which uses relevant lines from her songs to describe each chapter of her life. &nbsp;The title comes from her Grammy-nominated song of the same name written when she was only 15. This is Ian's ninth nomination in various categories, from jazz to folk, best vocal, best record, with two Grammy wins.&nbsp; Margaret Cho’s<em> Cho Dependendent: Live in Concert</em> picked up a nod for Best Comedy Album, as did Kathy Griffin’s <em>Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1<sup>st</sup> Class</em>.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 108px; height: 160px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;;;;;" width="149" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/smash_0.jpg?itok=-KMvSDH1" alt="" />“Let Me Be Your Star,” sung by Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee in the first season of NBC’s Broadway drama <em>Smash</em>, was nominated for Best Song Written For Visual Media. The Adam Shankman-directed musical film <em>Rock of Ages</em> received a nod in Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.</p>
<p>The 55<sup>th</sup> Annual Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10, 2013 at 8:00pm, only on CBS.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 6, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/music">Music</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/television">Television</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/grammy-awards">Grammy Awards</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/grammy">Grammy</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/frank-ocean">Frank Ocean</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/fun">Fun.</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/tegan-and-sara">Tegan and Sara</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/joan-osborne">Joan Osborne</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sia">Sia</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ellen-degeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/janis-ian">Janis Ian</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/margaret-cho">Margaret Cho</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/kathy-griffin">Kathy Griffin</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/smash">Smash</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rock-ages">Rock of Ages</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/adam-shankman">Adam Shankman</a></li>
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Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:20:20 +0000megantownsend60667 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/lgbt-artists-and-allies-pick-grammy-nods-frank-ocean-scores-six-nominations#commentsGLAAD and Equality Ohio Demand Action after News Anchor Calls Rachel Maddow an "Angry Young Man"http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-and-equality-ohio-demand-action-after-news-anchor-calls-rachel-maddow-angry-young-man
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Update: <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/fox19-cincinnati-and-anchor-tricia-macke-apologize-insensitive-and-inappropriate-anti-gay">Fox19 Cincinnati and anchor Tricia Macke apologize for "insensitive and inappropriate" anti-gay remarks about Rachel Maddow</a></strong></p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="98" id="2" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; height: 98px; width: 130px; float: left;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;" width="130" src="http://www.glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/MackieHeadshot%20copy.jpg?itok=qkdzWwjI" alt="" />GLAAD and <a href="http://www.equalityohio.org/">Equality Ohio</a> are calling on Fox 19 (Cincinnati, OH) to condemn comments made last month by news anchor <a href="http://www.fox19.com/story/159207/tricia-macke">Tricia Macke</a>, who called MSNBC host Rachel Maddow an "Angry Young Man" on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tricia.macke?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts">her Facebook page</a>. According to incident reports received by Equality Ohio, after a viewer expressed offense to the comment, Mackie stood by her characterization of Maddow as male, responding, <strong>"You are right. I'm sorry, I should've said ‘antagonistic.’" </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-19-condemn-tricia-mackie-s-anti-gay-comments"><img class="media-image" id="3" src="http://www.glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/1200px/public/chickfila-takeaction_0.gif?itok=t47JkfKR" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>When another person responded that, in the news business, sexual orientation is irrelevant, Macke responded, <strong>"I knew what I was saying."</strong> The exchange appears to have been deleted from Mackie's Facebook page, but screenshots are below.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="707" id="3" style="height: 707px; width: 425px;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/1200px/public/MackieMaddow_2.JPG?itok=PyOMV4ne" alt="" /></p>
<p>Referring to Maddow as a "man" because she is a gay woman is completely unacceptable for someone in the business of journalism.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Fox19Logo.JPG?itok=xv0eNiM2" alt="" />Cincinnati viewers rely on Macke and Fox 19 to deliver unbiased and fair reporting about the lives of LGBT people in their community. But this is someone who attempted to insult a gay woman by questioning her gender, then stated very clearly that she did so with complete awareness of her actions.</p>
<p>"Macke owes an apology not only to viewers, but to young people in Ohio who are subjected to unfair bullying and harassment like this on a daily basis," said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick.</p>
<p>Tricia Macke undoubtedly tried to insult Maddow because of their political differences, rather than simply because Maddow is gay - but her comments went much further than insulting Maddow's political leanings, and took issue with Maddow's gender, revealing an anti-gay (or at least anti-gender-nonconforming?) bias underlying her political beliefs. </p>
<p>Fox 19 and its owner Raycom Media must take swift action to condemn Macke's remarks, and Macke should make a full apology. These steps are necessary for both Macke and the station to prove they can be trusted to report objectively on issues that impact Cincinnati's LGBT community. GLAAD has reached out to KXIX General Manager Bill Lanesey and has not yet heard back.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-19-condemn-tricia-mackie-s-anti-gay-comments"><img class="media-image" id="3" src="http://www.glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/1200px/public/chickfila-takeaction_0.gif?itok=t47JkfKR" alt="" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Act now! Stand up for Rachel Maddow and tell @<a href="https://twitter.com/fox19">fox19</a> to condemn their news anchor's anti-gay comments: <a href="http://t.co/skrjYHlG" title="http://glaad.org/fox19">glaad.org/fox19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23LGBT">#LGBT</a></p>
<p>— GLAAD (@glaad) <a data-datetime="2012-11-10T00:07:24+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/glaad/status/267055823199555585">November 10, 2012</a></p></blockquote>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">November 9, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/local-and-regional-news">Local and Regional News</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/tricia-mackie">Tricia Mackie</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/fox-19">Fox 19</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/cincinnati">Cincinnati</a></li>
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Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:44:56 +0000aaronmcquade60172 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-and-equality-ohio-demand-action-after-news-anchor-calls-rachel-maddow-angry-young-man#commentsGrassroots Group Named for Gay Soldier Speaks Out For Marriage Equality in Minnesotahttp://www.glaad.org/blog/grassroots-group-named-gay-soldier-speaks-out-marriage-equality-minnesota
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 159px; float: right; height: 171px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;" width="205" src="http://glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/FR20.jpg?itok=NjlI_u4_" alt="" />With two months left in 2011, advocates on both sides of the issue are gearing up for what will surely be a heated debate over a proposed constitutional ban on marriage equality in Minnesota in 2012. Joining the ranks of marriage equality supporters is a grassroots organization called Andrew’s Round Table, formed this year by the parents of Corporal Andrew Wilfahrt, a 31-year-old gay soldier who was killed in Afghanistan in February. The group, which is based in Minneapolis, hopes to defeat the amendment next year by encouraging discussion in the state about marriage equality, in the context of freedom and the Constitution. </p>
<p>Since Corporal Wilfahrt died earlier this year, his parents, Lori and Jeff, have found strength in standing up for equality and have shared their story at various conferences and speaking engagements around the country. The couple hopes that by sharing their son’s story, they can help change people’s ‘knee-jerk reactions’ to marriage equality and stop Minnesota from becoming another state to constitutionally ban marriage for same-sex couples.</p>
<p>“The constitution our son died for was intended to protect rights, not to deny them,” Lori said during a speech at the OutServe conference on Oct. 15.</p>
<p>She added: “It helps us to know that [Andrew’s] story gave a little strength to the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal and continues to resonate with the broader issues of equality and freedom that face our country today.”</p>
<p>Watch her full speech below:</p>
<p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="Binary Data" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">58IJRwjZytU</a></span></p>
<p>Andrew’s Round Table, which has grown to include a number of straight allies, is just getting started with its first events taking place this week. This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Randy Roberts Potts, the gay grandson of televangelist Oral Roberts, <a href="http://www.andrewsroundtable.com/#%21">will be speaking at churches</a> in Minneapolis, Rosemount, Winona and Rochester, Minn. on behalf of the organization.</p>
<p>Additionally, the group has already spoken out on the state level against the proposed amendment. Below is a video of Andrew’s father, Jeff Wilfahrt, speaking before the Minnesotan state legislature about the proposed change.</p>
<p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="Binary Data" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">qFriZA7-X2A</a></span></p>
<p>Jeff and Lori have been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, in a video by the Human Rights Campaign, and on CNN. All these clips can be viewed on the <a href="http://www.wix.com/danbeard77/andrewswall#%21__equality">Andrew’s Round Table website</a>.</p>
<p>GLAAD applauds the work of Andrew’s Round Table for sharing their stories as allies for full LGBT equality and encourages media outlets to continue to amplify the voices of allies like these in their coverage of equality issues.</p>
<p>For more information about Corporal Andrew Wilfahrt, visit <a href="http://www.andrewsroundtable.com/#%21__andrew/andrew">this site</a>. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 25, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/local-and-regional-news">Local and Regional News</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dont-ask-dont-tell-dadt">Don&#039;t Ask Don&#039;t Tell (DADT)</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/minnesota">Minnesota</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/outserve">OutServe</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/military">military</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:33:23 +0000ilanaseager38172 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/grassroots-group-named-gay-soldier-speaks-out-marriage-equality-minnesota#commentsPersonal Stories Give Meaning to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repealhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/personal-stories-give-meaning-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The bulk of the mainstream media really got this one right.&nbsp; As "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" ends, and we as a country close the book on this discriminatory law, the story is about the people. The men and women who served in silence under this law. The men and women who served in silence <em>before </em>this law. The men and women who have been prevented from serving because of this law. The stories of the Americans who simply wanted to&nbsp;serve their country, but were prevented from doing so honestly because of discrimination.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img class="media-image alignleft" height="150" id="2" style="width: 114px; height: 150px; float: left;" width="114" src="https://glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/200px-Matlovich_time_cover.jpg?itok=thJ2bpDE" alt="" />More than 80% of Americans opposed this discrimination – not because of where they stood on some political back-and-forth, not because of which side performed better in&nbsp;a talking-head debate, but because over time, they got to know these stories. The American people heard the voices of people like Victor Fehrenbach, who talked about the repeal in a <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/" target="_blank">great segment on Rachel Maddow last night</a>. Through his voice, and the voices of people like <a href="http://ltdanchoi.com/">Dan Choi</a>, <a href="http://www.sldn.org/blog/archives/stories-from-the-frontlines-former-army-cadet-sara-isaacson/">Sara Isaacson</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/12/katherine-miller-west-point_n_680407.html">Katie Miller</a>, <a href="http://gay.americablog.com/2010/05/active-duty-soldier-with-two-tours-in.html">Anthony Bustos</a> and <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Decorated-Air-Force-nurse-barred-over-1200910.php">Margaret Witt</a>, going all the way back to <a href="http://www.leonardmatlovich.com/">Leonard Matlovich</a> who came out on the cover of Time Magazine in 1975, Americans got to know the people who were&nbsp;prevented from serving their country and saw that it was time to get rid of that discrimination.</p>
<p><img class="media-image alignleft" id="6" style="float: right;" src="https://glaadblog.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Ross2.JPG?itok=hJswjsXc" alt="" />And now that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is gone, we’re very pleased to see a new batch of stories emerging. Stories like that of Navy Lt. Gary Ross who married his partner at 12:01&nbsp;a.m. in Vermont on Tuesday – exactly sixty seconds after doing so would not cost him the career he loved and had spent a lifetime building. <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140620769/as-ban-ends-navy-officer-partner-wed-in-vt">Ross told the Associated Press</a> that the old discriminatory law “(required) you to lie several times a day."</p>
<p>"Being in the military is extremely invasive. It becomes a web of excuses you make when you try to be as honest as possible but you can't be honest."</p>
<p>We’re grateful for stories like that of Randy Phillips, who set up his web camera, called his father in Alabama, and tearfully came out to him from his bedroom at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-ends-in-quiet-personal-ways/2011/09/20/gIQAn69uiK_print.html">The Washington Post reports</a> Phillips’s dad told him “I still love you, and I will always love you, and I will always be proud of you.” (If you haven’t seen this video yet, be ready – it’s a tearjerker.) &nbsp;<br><br><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="Binary Data" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">DVAgz6iyK6A</a></span></p>
<p>Stories like that of Sam Oglesby, who was a Foreign Service officer embedded with the American military in Vietnam in 1968, and who was removed from his position – and didn’t find out unti <em>42 years later</em> that he was fired because someone found out he was gay.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/opinion/long-before-dont-ask-dont-tell-i-suffered-and-won.html">He writes in the New York Times:</a></p>
<p>My firing was based not on performance but discrimination. With an incredible sense of relief, I realized that I had done nothing wrong. Better late than never, I thought, as I raised my flute of bubbly. At long last, I felt myself a winner.</p>
<p>Stories like this simple anecdote from Air Force Staff Sgt. John Tegeler, who <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-ends-in-quiet-personal-ways/2011/09/20/gIQAn69uiK_story.html">told the Post</a> he walked into his office beaming on Tuesday morning.</p>
<p>“One of my co-workers asked why I had such a big smile on my face,” he said. “Then she said, ‘Oh, yes, I know why.’ ”</p>
<p>If the first set of voices were the reason the vast majority of Americans stood behind the repeal of this discriminatory law, we have to applaud the media for holding these new voices up so that the American people can know that they were on the right side of history on Tuesday.</p>
<p>But the media’s job is not done , nor is the military now fully inclusive of the LGBT community. We hope journalists will continue to tell the stories of the transgender men and women who are still unable to serve their country proudly – and we hope that through their voices, we can all decide to bring an end to that discrimination as well.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">September 21, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dont-ask-dont-tell-dadt">Don&#039;t Ask Don&#039;t Tell (DADT)</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/military">military</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/washington-post">Washington Post</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/new-york-times">New York Times</a></li>
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Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:43:12 +0000aaronmcquade34528 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/personal-stories-give-meaning-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal#commentsWhat to Watch: Tuesday, February 22http://www.glaad.org/2011/02/22/what-to-watch-tuesday-february-22
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Don't miss the party this Tuesday night on <em>Glee</em>, plus new episodes of <em>Chopped</em>, <em>Southland</em>, <em>White Collar</em>, and <em>The Good Wife</em>, and later be sure to catch Leno's guest Rachel Maddow on <em>The Tonight Show</em>!</p>
<!--more--><p>What to Watch: Tuesday, February 22</p>
<p>8:00pm: <a href="http://www.fox.com/glee">Glee</a>, Fox (1 hr), <strong><em>NEW<br /></em></strong>Rachel throws a booze-fueled shindig at her place and shares a kiss with gay Warbler Blaine during a game of Spin the Bottle (much to Kurt’s chagrin), opening up a conversation about bisexuality. Check out the “Gleek peek” below:<br />
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<p>10:00pm: <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/chopped/index.html">Chopped</a>, Food Network (1 hour) <strong><em>NEW</em></strong><br />
In tonight’s challenge “Crunch Time,” the chefs attempt to make fantastic desserts with potato chips, hosted by out epicure Ted Allen.</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/white-collar-2x06-Diana-e-Jones.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-32181" title="white collar - 2x06 - Diana e Jones" src="http://glaadblog.org//wp-content/uploads/2011/02/white-collar-2x06-Diana-e-Jones.jpg" alt="" width="185" height="252" /></a>10:00pm: <a href="http://www.usanetwork.com/series/whitecollar/">White Collar</a>, USA (1 hr)<strong><em>NEW</em></strong><br />
U.S. Marshals ask Peter and Neal for help tracking down the suspect, but Neal suspects the traitorous FBI agent he and Peter were recruited to catch may have been framed. When Peter is kidnapped by Keller, Neal and the team (including lesbian agent Diana Barrigan) race to get him back.</p>
<p>10:00pm: <a href="http://www.tnt.tv/series/southland/">Southland</a>, TNT (1 hr) <strong><em>NEW</em></strong><br />
Tonight, gay officer John Cooper and his police partner Ben Sherman go against law enforcement protocol to help a child in need.</p>
<p>10:00pm: <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_good_wife/">The Good Wife</a>, CBS (1 hr) <strong><em>NEW</em></strong><br />
Diane’s love interest, ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh, is sued for testimony he gave in a murder trial involving a cop kipper who was recently exonerated. Take a look at the creators of the show talking about private investigator Kalinda Sharma’s sexuality below:</p>
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11:30pm: <a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/episode-guide/">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a>, NBC (1 hr) <strong><em>NEW</em></strong><br />
The always witty and incisive Rachel Maddow is nominated for a GLAAD Media Award this year, and tonight MSNBC’s out journalist and political commentator is Leno’s guest!</p>
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Grab the remote or set your DVR! <a href="http://www.glaad.org/page.aspx?pid=183">GLAAD</a> brings you the most up-to-date listing of LGBT content on television every weekday. Check<a href="../2011/01/21/2010/11/12/category/entertainment/tvgayed/"> GLAAD Blog</a> for daily TV Gayed posts!</p>
<p><strong>About GLAAD</strong><br />
The Gay &amp; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality. For more information, see <a href="http://www.glaad.org/page.aspx?pid=183">www.glaad.org</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GLAAD">www.facebook.com/glaad</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/glaad">www.twitter.com/glaad</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">February 22, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/must-see-lgbt-tv">Must-See LGBT TV</a></li>
</ul>
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<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix">
<div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/chopped">Chopped</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/glee">Glee</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/southland">Southland</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/good-wife">Good Wife</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/tonight-show-jay-leno">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/white-collar">White Collar</a></li>
</ul>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:25 +0000nicolepirshafiey33640 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/22/what-to-watch-tuesday-february-22#commentsUgandans Urge Action in Response to Murderhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/01/ugandans-urge-action-in-response-to-murder
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Around the world, people are grieving the death of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/weekinreview/30gettleman.html?src=twrhp">David Kato, an openly gay Ugandan</a> who stood up to speak out in support of the rights of sexual minorities. </p>
<!--more--><p>For his efforts, his photo and a photo of <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/06/21/glaad-works-with-pro-lgbt-ugandan-bishop-christopher-senyonjo/">Bishop Christopher Senyonjo</a> were on the cover of a Ugandan newspaper next to a noose and the mandate, “Hang them!” written under it. David Kato had just led a successful court effort to <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/06/uganda-court-victory-for-ugandan-homosexuals/">sanction the newspaper</a> just days before he was murdered in his own home in the middle of the day. </p>
<div style="width: 208px;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/David-Kato.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-31278" title="David Kato" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/David-Kato-198x300.png" alt="" width="198" height="300" /></a>
<p>David Kato</p>
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<p>GLAAD continues to work with <a href="http://www.uu-uno.org/2010/12/uu-uno-in-a-leading-role-for-historic-lgbt-un-conference/">LGBT advocates in the U.S</a>. to expose the U.S. based <a href="http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/sarahposner/4120/recounting_%28again%29_the_role_of_american_religious_activists_in_uganda_anti-gay_violence">Evangelicals</a> who work closely with <a href="http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/candacechellew-hodge/4119/ugandan_gay_rights_activist_murdered%2C_us_evangelicals_must_take_responsibility_">conservatives in Uganda</a>. The web woven by some politicians and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-ward-iii/dear-ugandan-rolling-ston_1_b_814956.html">religious people</a> who have used LGBT people to advance themselves is complex and international. The documentary, <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/05/24/missionaries-of-hate-american-architects-of-ugandas-anti-gay-bill/" target="_blank">Missionaries of Hate</a>, pulls back the curtain on the export of anti-gay hatred by proponents of so-called “ex-gay” ministries who are exploiting fears and raising money outside the country. <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/05/24/missionaries-of-hate-american-architects-of-ugandas-anti-gay-bill/">Rachel Maddow </a>recently interviewed David Bahati, the sponsor of the “Kill the Gays” bill being considered in the Uganda parliament, and helped publicize the connection between sponsors of the National Prayer Breakfast, conservative U.S. Christians in “The Family,” and Bahati. Jim Burroway of <a href="http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/slouching-toward-kampala">Box Turtle Bulletin</a> provides the most in-depth history of events leading up to this moment. </p>
<p>On January 29, Frank Mugisha, head of Sexual Minorities of Uganda, sent an e-mail to LGBT advocates with guidance on what to do in response to this horrific murder: </p>
<p> <strong>WHAT ACTION TO TAKE:</strong> </p>
<ul><li>Send letters urging the government of Uganda (contact information below) to take the following steps:</li>
<li>Publicly condemn David's murder;</li>
<li>Carry out a full and fair investigation into David’s murder;</li>
<li>Prosecute the perpetrator(s) to the fullest extent of the law; </li>
<li>Investigate David’s hacked e-mail account in the days preceding his death;</li>
<li>Assume that, until proven otherwise, David’s death was motivated by anti-LGBT hatred and not routine or arbitrary violence;</li>
<li>Communicate frequently with LGBT leaders throughout the investigation into David’s murder;</li>
<li>Ensure that members of Uganda’s LGBT community have adequate protection from violence;</li>
<li>Take prompt action against all threats or hate speech likely to incite violence, discrimination or hostility toward LGBT Ugandans;</li>
<li>Eliminate any possibility of consideration or passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.</li>
<li>Contact your own governmental authorities and urge them to communicate these concerns to the Ugandan authorities in direct and private advocacy.</li>
<li>Continue to expose and denounce U.S conservative evangelicals spreading hate in Uganda.</li>
<li>Organize respectful and non-violent vigils at the Ugandan embassy or consulate in your country.</li>
<li>Inform SMUG of all action you take around David’s murder, so that we can monitor all developments. Send copies of your press releases, statements, audio/video recordings of vigils, pictures, and action plans on this subject to SMUG e-mail : <a href="mailto:justicefordavidkato@gmail.com" target="_blank">justicefordavidkato@gmail.com</a>.</li>
<li>Ensure that you do not spread misinformation. A highly political and delicate investigation is underway in a dangerous environment in Uganda, and therefore misinformation could be seriously damaging. </li>
<li>We call for respectful responses towards David Kato’s murder and NOT to use this tragic incident for fundraising campaigns. </li>
</ul><p> </p>
<p><strong>CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT:</strong> </p>
<p>President of The Republic of Uganda . H.E Yoweri Museveni </p>
<p>Parliament Building </p>
<p>PO Box 7168Kampala, Uganda </p>
<p>E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@govexecutive.net" target="_blank">info@govexecutive.net</a> </p>
<p>Fax: + 256 414 346 102 </p>
<p>Salutation: Your Excellency </p>
<p>Inspector General of Police Major Kale Kayihura </p>
<p>Police Headquarters </p>
<p>PO Box 7055Kampala, Uganda </p>
<p>Fax: + 256 414 255 630 </p>
<p>Salutation: Dear Major </p>
<p>Minister of Justice Hon. Makubuya Kiddu </p>
<p>Parliament Building </p>
<p>PO Box 7183Kampala, Uganda </p>
<p>E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@justice.go.ug" target="_blank">info@justice.go.ug</a> </p>
<p>Fax: + 256 414 234 453 </p>
<p>Salutation: Dear Minister </p>
<p><strong> </strong> </p>
<p><strong>SMUG Contacts:</strong> </p>
<p>Frank Mugisha: +1 646 436 1858; <a href="mailto:fmugisha@sexualminoritiesuganda.org" target="_blank">fmugisha@sexualminoritiesuganda.org</a> </p>
<p>Val Kalende: +1 857-247-1184; <a href="mailto:kalendenator@gmail.com" target="_blank">kalendenator@ gmail.com</a> </p>
<p>Pepe Julian: +256 772 370 674; <a href="mailto:jpepe@sexualminoritiesuganda.org" target="_blank">jpepe@sexualminoritiesuganda.org</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">February 1, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/people-color">People of Color</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/religion-and-faith">Religion and Faith</a></li>
</ul>
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<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix">
<div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div>
<ul class="field-items">
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/david-bahati">David Bahati</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/david-kato">David Kato</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/uganda">Uganda</a></li>
</ul>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:17 +0000glaad33583 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/02/01/ugandans-urge-action-in-response-to-murder#comments"Kill the Gays" Ugandan Bill Author Interviewed by Rachel Maddowhttp://www.glaad.org/2010/12/10/kill-the-gays-ugandan-bill-author-interviewed-by-rachel-maddow
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPBEZmuuPAw&amp;feature=player_embedded">Rachel Maddow</a> gave a major portion of her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=ddw4XOjXLnU">show</a> on December 8 to Ugandan parliament member Bahati and followed up with a segment on <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/40597564#40597564">December 9</a>.</p>
<!--more--><p> Bahati was well prepared and framed his <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/02/04/historic-american-prayer-hour-focuses-on-uganda-anti-gay-legislation/">"kill the gays"</a> bill as a means to “protecting children and families,” but said that gay people would be <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/05/11/glaad-helps-faith-leaders-speak-out-on-uganda/">punished by God</a> for being who they are and that “the wages for sin is death—whether that is implemented by legislation like mine or a mechanism of a human being.”</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Rachel-Maddow-Bahati.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-29909" title="Rachel Maddow &amp; Bahati" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Rachel-Maddow-Bahati-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Although GLAAD pitched two top Ugandan spokespeople who are here to attend a United Nations Consultation on LGBT Human Rights, to the Rachel Maddow show producers, they have not featured pro-LGBT Ugandan voices on her show this week. GLAAD is working with advocates for media coverage since the “kill the gays” bill is still on the table and Bahati is still clearly in support of the death penalty for LGBT people.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/rachel-maddow-bahati-uganda-gays_n_794271.html">Huffington Post</a> and <a href="http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/12/09/Rachel_Maddow_Interviews_Uganda_Bill_Author/">The Advocate</a> reported on the show and by default, gave Bahati another platform for his messages. Although Maddow provides challenging questions, not providing a pro-LGBT Ugandan perspective to counter Bahati, leaves progressive audiences in the United States with the impression that Bahati represents the Ugandan viewpoint. </p>
<p>Rachel Maddow is a wonderful spokesperson for the outrage and concern that many Americans feel upon hearing about Bahati’s bill. She speaks for all of us who are upset that a measure like this would ever see the light of day in any country’s government. But no matter how hard her questioning might be, she does not, and CANNOT speak for the men and women of Uganda who have been on the receiving end of this type of institutionalized hatred. She cannot speak for those who have suffered at the hands of those like Bahati and the culture that created them.</p>
<p>Just weeks ago, a new <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/12/01/lgbt-religion-news-roundup-december-1-2010/">Ugandan</a> tabloid published photos of Ugandan pro-LGBT leaders along with a death threat. Advocates were able to use the courts to file an injunction on the publication, but the sentiment that led to the very idea of publishing something like this is still widespread and cannot be quashed through the courts. The only way to truly make change is for the men and women of Uganda who struggle under these hurtful attitudes to tell their stories. Their voices must be heard, and activists say they do not have access to the media in their country, so it’s up to global media figures like Rachel Maddow to give them the same opportunity she gave David Bahati to tell <em>his</em> story.</p>
<p>GLAAD is working with a <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/05/24/missionaries-of-hate-american-architects-of-ugandas-anti-gay-bill/">coalition</a> in the United States to hold a press conference on December 13 at the <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2010/06/21/glaad-works-with-pro-lgbt-ugandan-bishop-christopher-senyonjo/">second</a> UN Consultation on LGBT Human Rights to have their stories told.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 10, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/religion-and-faith">Religion and Faith</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/christian">Christian</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/david-bahati">David Bahati</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/uganda">Uganda</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:06 +0000glaad33494 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/12/10/kill-the-gays-ugandan-bill-author-interviewed-by-rachel-maddow#commentsWorld Premiere LGBT Films "In Competition" at the 2011 Sundance Film Fest http://www.glaad.org/2010/12/02/world-premiere-lgbt-films-in-competition-at-the-2011-sundance-film-fest
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/79070698_101.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-29732" title="Park City, Utah" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/79070698_101-245x300.jpg" alt="" width="245" height="300" /></a>The 2011 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 20-30 in Park City, Utah where several new films with LGBT themes and characters will make their debut in the fest's four Competition Categories. </p>
<!--more--><p>A lineup of competing films was announced on Wednesday, with further announcements of films playing out of competition out today.</p>
<p>Among the standouts to root for is Dee Rees' feature narrative debut <strong><em>Pariah</em></strong>, which was first conceived as a short film that played the 2008 festival. After going on to win a variety of accolades at other fests including Outfest and the Frameline Film Festival, Rees became a finalist for the 2009 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award and adapted her short into a feature. The film tells the heartbreaking story of a teenage lesbian to struggling to maintain conflicting identities between her family life and her social world. View the trailer for the original short below.</p>
<p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="Binary Data" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">j2sfm2Q9UOM</a></span></p>
<p><em>Pariah</em> will compete in the U.S. Dramatic category alongside <strong><em>Gun Hill Road</em></strong> from director Rashaad Ernesto Green, who made the film <a href="http://www.norwoodnews.org/story/?id=2057&amp;story=gun+hill+road:+the+movie">as part of his senior thesis</a> at NYU. <em>Gun Hill Road</em> follows the efforts of a man recently released from prison to reconnect with his estranged wife, and a teenage son who has started to realize he is transgender.</p>
<p>In the World Cinema Dramatic category, the Algerian and French film <strong><em>A Few Days of Respite</em> </strong>from director Amor Hakkar portrays the story of two gay Iranian men who have escaped their home country and seek refuge in a French village. <strong><em>Ticket to Paradise </em></strong>from director Gerardo Chijona Valdes uses early 90s Cuba and an AIDS hospice as a backdrop to follow the crossed paths of a runaway teenage girl and young male rocker.</p>
<p>On the documentary side of things, the US Competition will feature <strong><em>Miss Representation</em></strong>, which examines the lack of media portrayals of women in power positions, and the effect it has on developing generations. Look for appearance by Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, and <a href="http://www.missrepresentation.org/welcome.html">variety of other strong female personalities</a>. In the same category, <em><strong>We Were Here</strong></em> looks at the devastating arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and the people inspired to take action in its wake.</p>
<p>You can find the full list of Films in Competition <a href="http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/2011-competition-film-announcement/">here</a>, and look for additional posts on more Sundance films soon!</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 2, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/margaret-cho">Margaret Cho</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pariah">Pariah</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sundance-film-festival">Sundance Film Festival</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:19:04 +0000mattkane33476 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/12/02/world-premiere-lgbt-films-in-competition-at-the-2011-sundance-film-fest#commentsMedia, Especially Rachel Maddow, Refocus on DADThttp://www.glaad.org/2010/08/12/media-especially-rachel-maddow-refocus-on-dadt
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Victor-Fehrenbach.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-24518" title="Victor Fehrenbach" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Victor-Fehrenbach.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="174" /></a>The US Senate entered its August recess last week, without taking up a defense authorization bill that includes language which would allow the Pentagon to lift its Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Still, with that vote now at least a month away, many in the media have refocused their attention on the issue, thanks largely to decorated Air Force flight officer Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach. The 20-year veteran of the military believes he is about to be discharged under the policy. On Wednesday, attorneys for Colonel Fehrenbach <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/08/air_force_lt_col_sues_to_block.html" target="_blank">filed a request federal court seeking a restraining order that would block his discharge</a>.</p>
<p>Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which is assisting Colonel Fehrenbach, <a href="http://www.sldn.org/pages/icnw7oxy2malqe" target="_blank">released a statement from him on Wednesday</a>. He said “I have been waiting more than two years for the Air Force to do the right thing by letting me continue to proudly serve my country. To say that I’m disappointed with where things stand would be a monumental understatement — I am crushed."</p>
<p>His fate is now in the hands of Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley, who according to Colonel Fehrenbach's attorneys can either approve a discharge, allow a discharge to go forward without his approval, or stop the discharge.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sldn.org/pages/icnw7oxy2malqe" target="_blank">SLDN President Aubrey Sarvis said</a> " Why and how the hell do we end up firing our best and brightest when we’re fighting in two wars? If Secretary Donley does not step in, this nation will lose a service member worth $25 million in training whose skill sets are desperately needed today."</p>
<p>Attorney M. Andrew Woodmansee <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/us/12ask.html" target="_blank">told the New York Times</a> that the conditions under which Colonel Fehrenbach was investigated do not meet the standards set by Defense Secretary Robert Gates earlier this year.</p>
<p>And, he says, <a href="http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/cases/witt-v-usaf.html" target="_blank">thanks to a 2008 federal circuit court ruling</a>, in order to discharge someone under the policy within the ninth circuit (which includes Idaho, where Colonel Fehrenbach was assigned) the government most prove a discharge is necessary to significantly further an important government interest. Woodmansee says in Fehrenbach's case, the Pentagon will not be able to do so.</p>
<p>Both Woodmansee and Fehrenbach appeared on the <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/" target="_blank">Rachel Maddow Show</a> last night. Woodmansee said that Colonel Fehrenbach's 2010 officer performance report specifically said that he "raised morale." Fehrenbach told Maddow the Air Force "brought nothing to the discharge board" that proved he was "detrimental to good order of discipline, morale, and unit cohesion." He said "we hope this helps other pending cases and other cases that fall under these new enforcement standards."</p>
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<p>Maddow dedicated the bulk of her show last night to examining the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, and its impact on Lesbian and Gay servicemembers. She spoke with Katie Miller, ranked 9th in her class at West Point, but who is transferring to Yale because she cannot continue to live under the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly. Miller said "being re-closeted has been a much bigger challenge than I ever anticipated. It's taken a much bigger toll - socially, mentally, emotionally - than I could have imagined."</p>
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<p>She also interviewed Captain Jonathan Hopkins, who was discharged under the policy just this week, despite having earned two Bronze Stars, one with valor. Hopkins said the news of his investigation came on the same day he learned he was being considered for an early promotion to Major. Hopkins said his story "exemplifies the paradox" of how a servicemember can be let go, not based on his or her performance, but based on "how you were born" Hopkins said he had beenliving a "government-mandated lie."</p>
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<p>Maddow saved her most biting commentary for President Obama. She said "If you are changing the policy soon, why not hold off the ruination of lives under the policy now? Why not? I'll tell you why. Because that would take some political capital. That would take some guts." She said that although politicians often use fear to motivate their base, "one less soul sucking way to motivate your base and win an election and keep winning elections and have history look kindly upon you is to get your base to cheer for you, not just to cheer against someone else. To see you standing up, not just to bad guys with worse ideas, but you standing up for what is right because you know it is right. Because we know you know it's right even though you know standing up for it is hard. That is how you regain the enthusiasm of your base. That is how you win the respect of your base. That is how you win the respect of the country. And admit it, that is how you win your own self-respect, too. If don't ask, don't tell is going to end, the President could stop enforcement of the policy pending that change. Why isn't he?"</p>
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<p>We thank Rachel Maddow for her dedication to keeping this issue in front of the American people, and encourage other members of the media to do the same.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 12, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dont-ask-dont-tell-dadt">Don&#039;t Ask Don&#039;t Tell (DADT)</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/military">military</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/victor-fehrenbach">Victor Fehrenbach</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:18:29 +0000aaronmcquade33149 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/08/12/media-especially-rachel-maddow-refocus-on-dadt#commentsRachel Maddow Debunks Former Congressman's Claim against Marriage Equalityhttp://www.glaad.org/2010/03/16/rachel-maddow-debunks-former-congressmans-claim-against-marriage-equality
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow cut into former Congressman JD Hayworth on Monday for his outrageous assertion that marriage equality in Massachusetts would allow a person to marry a horse.</p>
<p>While speaking to a Florida radio program on Sunday, Hayworth said "You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it started this move toward same-sex marriage, actually defined marriage -- now get this -- it defined marriage as simply, 'the establishment of intimacy’. Now how dangerous is that? I mean, I don't mean to be absurd about it, but I guess I can make the point of absurdity with an absurd point -- I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse."</p>
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<p>But as Maddow points out, the language Hayworth cited in that interview does not actually exist.</p>
<blockquote><p>“So here’s my question about that,” Maddow challenged Hayworth. “Where does the ‘establishment of intimacy’ thing come from? Where in Massachusetts law or in the Supreme Court ruling does it say ‘the establishment of intimacy’? I spent the whole afternoon sort of looking for that and couldn’t find it anywhere.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Hayworth suggested that Maddow simply had a “disagreement” with him.</p>
<p>“Well it either is true or it isn’t. It’s empirical,” Maddow finally said.</p>
<p>MSNBC’s Chris Matthews also criticized Hayworth’s comments.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Bringing up the connection between horse and rider in this debate really doesn’t show a lot of common sense or human understanding,” said Matthews.</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, Hayworth issued a statement on Monday saying that he stands by his claim, but once again did not clarify where he found the language he cited.</p>
<p>GLAAD applauds Rachel Maddow for taking former Congressman JD Hayworth to task and ensuring that politicians be held accountable for their claims.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">March 16, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arizona">Arizona</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:47 +0000Seth32790 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/03/16/rachel-maddow-debunks-former-congressmans-claim-against-marriage-equality#commentsReligion, Faith & Values Staff Speaks About Faith Leaders on In The Life Episodehttp://www.glaad.org/2010/01/13/religion-faith-values-staff-speaks-about-faith-leaders-on-in-the-life-episode
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The first 2010 episode of<strong> <em><a href="http://www.inthelifetv.org/html/episodes/93.html">In The Life</a></em></strong>, <a href="http://www.inthelifetv.org/html/schedule.shtml">scheduled to air</a> in New York City on PBS Channel 13 on Sunday, January 17<sup>th</sup>, will document historic changes in the faith world. </p>
<!--more--><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/InTheLife_image.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-17332" title="InTheLife_image" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/InTheLife_image.jpg" alt="" width="245" height="200" /></a>Daniel Karslake (<em><a href="http://www.forthebibletellsmeso.org/indexb.htm">For the Bible Tells Me So</a></em>) interviews Emily Eastwood of<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.lcna.org/"><strong>Lutherans Concerned</strong></a> and Baptist Dr. Welton Gaddy. GLAAD Director of Religion, Faith and Values Ann Craig along with MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow provided perspectives on these two important faith leaders for the episode.</p>
<p>GLAAD’s invitation to the <em><strong>In the Life</strong> </em>episode stemmed from media work with Lutheran LGBT leaders as they pushed for the historic vote for full inclusion of LGBT partnered and married gay and lesbian ministers as well as GLAAD’s promotion of Dr. Welton Gaddy’s “white paper” that made marriage equality a priority for <a href="http://www.interfaithalliance.org/"><strong>The Interfaith Alliance</strong></a>. Dr. Gaddy is a Southern Baptist who follows the Baptist tradition of freedom of religion.</p>
<p>GLAAD will continue to work with these two organizations to bring their message of acceptance and their historic moves towards inclusion from their religions to all Americans. These groups, and <em><strong>In the Life</strong></em>, are changing the media conversation from “Gays vs. God” to “Gay people are part of the changing face of religion.”</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">January 13, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/religion-and-faith">Religion and Faith</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/life">In the Life</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/welton-gaddy">welton gaddy</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:28 +0000AnnaWipfler32627 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/01/13/religion-faith-values-staff-speaks-about-faith-leaders-on-in-the-life-episode#commentsUPDATE: Uganda Reportedly Drops Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment from Anti-Gay Legislationhttp://www.glaad.org/2009/12/11/update-uganda-reportedly-drops-death-penalty-life-imprisonment-from-anti-gay-legislation
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Uganda’s minister of ethics and integrity James Nsaba Buturo announced on Wednesday that proposed anti-gay legislation in the country will no longer call for the execution or life-imprisonment of gay men.</p>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/2009/12/07/uganda-considers-brutal-anti-gay-legislation-glaad-urges-mainstream-media-to-take-notice/">To read about Uganda’s anti-gay bill, click here.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&amp;sid=aU6JnNOFJv64">Buturo told <em>Bloomberg</em></a> that the legislation will instead prescribe a more “refined set of punishments,” though what exactly that entails is unclear. Buturo also alluded to so-called ‘reparative therapy’ which the government will promote to “attract errant people to acceptable sexual orientation.”</p>
<p>However, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=419">The American Psychological Association denounced the “treatment”</a> of homosexuality <a href="http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/resolution-resp.html"> in a 2009 report</a> and noted that the APA “concludes that there is insufficient evidence to support the use of psychological interventions to change sexual orientation” and that “distress and depression were exacerbated” in some individuals who undergo so-called ‘reparative therapy’. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=421" target="_blank">Numerous other medical, psychiatric, and psychological organizations have also condemned the practice.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/richard-cohen-rachel-maddow_n_385057.html">MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow recently lambasted author and so-called ‘ex-gay’ advocate Richard Cohen</a> on her program <em>The Rachel Maddow Show</em> after it came to light that Cohen’s book <em>Coming Out Straight</em> has been used to justify Uganda’s anti-gay legislative efforts:</p>
<blockquote><p>Your teaching and your activism have been used for a political purpose which is to promote this bill... You have told them, particularly in your book, <em>Coming Out Straight</em>, which I understood you donated multiple copies of to this organization that’s promoting this bill. You’re telling them exactly what they need to hear in order to justify the ‘kill the gays’ bill.</p></blockquote>
<p>The American Evangelical Christian minister Rick Warren had also been sharply criticized recently for his reported link to anti-gay Ugandan legislators. Warren had remained silent on the issue, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/10/rick-warren-publicly-cond_n_387512.html">but finally released a video statement on Thursday</a> in which he addresses Ugandan pastors and states that he “completely oppose[s] and vigorously condemn[s] the bill.” Warren goes on to say the “terrible bill” is “unjust, it’s extreme, and it’s un-Christian.”</p>
<p>But <em><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-kapya-kaoma/the-us-christian-right-an_b_387642.html">The Huffington Post published an article on Friday</a></em> that exposed the efforts by some conservative Christian leaders, including Warren, to advance anti-LGBT sentiments throughout Africa and specifically in “more authoritarian countries,” like Uganda:</p>
<blockquote><p>[Rick] Warren is especially influential on the continent, enjoying close ties to African religious and political leaders. They quote him to justify discrimination against LGBT people, and to support their challenge to U.S. mainline Protestants liberalizing their policies around gay ordination. "Homosexuality is not a natural way of life and thus not a human right," Warren said during a March-April 2008 visit with African religious and political leaders in Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya. That quote has reverberated ever since.</p></blockquote>
<p>It is important to note, however, that other faith leaders <em>have</em> taken a strong stand against the Ugandan legislation. For example, hundreds of faith leaders signed onto a letter from the <a href="http://uu-uno.org/lgbt-human-rights-actions/index.php?Itemid=132">Unitarian Universalist United Nations office</a> that urged Uganda Minister of Ethics and Integrity Buturo to oppose the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 and end discrimination directed toward LGBT people.<a href="http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/Uganda%20statement%20and%20signers%20final.pdf"> Also, the group Faith In Public Life organized prominent Catholic and Protestant leaders to sign a statement that condemned the vicious legislation</a> in Uganda:</p>
<blockquote><p>Our Christian faith recognizes violence, harassment and unjust treatment of any human being as a betrayal of Jesus' commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves. As followers of the teachings of Christ, we must express profound dismay at a bill currently before the Parliament in Uganda…</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Regardless of the diverse theological views of our religious traditions regarding the morality of homosexuality, in our churches, communities and families, we seek to embrace our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters as God's children worthy of respect and love. Yet we are painfully aware that in our country gays and lesbians still face hostility and violence. We recognize that such treatment degrades the human family, threatens the common good and defies the teachings of our Lord -- wherever it occurs.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/2009/12/10/glaad-urges-media-to-cover-lgbt-human-rights-as-part-of-international-human-rights-day/" target="_blank">GLAAD continues to urge mainstream media to shine a light</a> on the horrific anti-gay legislation that is currently pending in Uganda and expose the potentially lethal injustices that gay and lesbian Ugandans could face simply by being who they are.</p>
<p>Updates will be provided on GLAADblog.org as they become available.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 11, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/religion-and-faith">Religion and Faith</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/anti-gay-ballot-initiative">anti-gay ballot initiative</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/murder">Murder</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/uganda">Uganda</a></li>
</ul>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:17:19 +0000Seth32553 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/12/11/update-uganda-reportedly-drops-death-penalty-life-imprisonment-from-anti-gay-legislation#commentsSecond Lieutenant Sandy Tsao's Story Covered By MSNBC, Online Mediahttp://www.glaad.org/2009/05/08/update-a-personal-promise-from-president-obama-on-%25e2%2580%259cdon%25e2%2580%2599t-ask-don%25e2%2580%2599t-tell%25e2%2580%259d
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align: left;">As a result of yesterday's <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2009/05/07/a-personal-promise-from-president-obama-on-dont-ask-dont-tell/" target="_blank">blog post</a> featuring Second Lieutenant Sandy Tsao and her handwritten letter from President Obama, media outlets and interested online users alike have taken notice and have begun including Sandy's story in the public debate over the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military ban.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Thousands of people came <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2009/05/07/a-personal-promise-from-president-obama-on-dont-ask-dont-tell/" target="_blank">here</a> to read about Sandy's story, and online outlets like <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> featured links back to the post or included information about Sandy when discussing other cases of DADT.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">We had also pitched the breaking news about President Obama's handwritten letter over to MSNBC producers at <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/" target="_blank">The Rachel Maddow Show</a>. Producers immediately took interest and Rachel Maddow shared Sandy's incredible news as the lead story.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">You can watch the piece below:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Rachel Maddow followed Sandy's story with that of First Lieutenant Dan Choi, who was discharged under <em>Don't Ask, Don't Tell</em> for coming out as gay on an earlier show. Choi is also the founder of <a href="http://knightsout.org/" target="_blank">Knights Out</a>, an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) US military academy alumni and their supporters.</p>
<p>Here is video from his previous appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Please continue to check back as we continue to ensure fair, accurate and inclusive coverage on this issue. I will be working closely with Sandy, Dan and others in the immediate future to share their stories and show the public the emotional toll <em>Don't Ask, Don't Tell</em> has played on these soldiers' lives.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">May 8, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/people-color">People of Color</a></li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/people-color">People of Color</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dan-choi">Dan Choi</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dont-ask-dont-tell-dadt">Don&#039;t Ask Don&#039;t Tell (DADT)</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/president-obama">President Obama</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sandy-tsao">Sandy Tsao</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow-show">The Rachel Maddow Show</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/white-house">white house</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:16:09 +0000Andy31969 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/05/08/update-a-personal-promise-from-president-obama-on-%25e2%2580%259cdon%25e2%2580%2599t-ask-don%25e2%2580%2599t-tell%25e2%2580%259d#commentsWhat to Watch: Mondayhttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/16/what-to-watch-monday-28
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><a class="bold" href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl" target="_new&quot;">Gossip Girl</a></em> finally returns tonight, as well as a two-hour <em><a class="bold" href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index" target="_new&quot;">Dancing with the Stars</a></em>, a <em><a class="bold" href="http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/rupauls_drag_race/videos.jhtml" target="_new&quot;">RuPaul’s Drag Race</a></em> clip show, and a <strong>Rachel Maddow</strong> appearance on<em> <a class="bold" href="http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/" target="_new&quot;">The Late Show with David Letterman</a></em>! Looks like you're staying in tonight.</p>
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<a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dwts_judges.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7028" title="DWTS_Judges" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dwts_judges-300x233.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="233" /></a>&gt; 8:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index" target="_new&quot;">Dancing with the Stars</a>, ABC (2 hrs) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
Another round of dancing, another round of cuts. Gay judge <strong>Bruno Tonioli</strong> evaluates the couples with a rapier-like wit.</p>
<p>&gt; 8:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl" target="_new&quot;">Gossip Girl</a>, The CW (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
Finally, <em>Gossip Girl</em> returns after a month-long hiatus, though bad news for Eric fans: It seems the plot may revolve around the seniors putting on a play, which means young Eric will most likely be left out.</p>
<p>&gt; 10:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/rupauls_drag_race/videos.jhtml" target="_new&quot;">RuPaul’s Drag Race</a>, Logo (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br /><strong>RuPaul</strong> looks back at the highs and lows of the season, featuring never-before-seen footage of the final nine contestants as well as some video of tragic wannabes that never made the cut.</p>
<p>&gt; 11:35 PM <a class="bold" href="http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/" target="_new&quot;">The Late Show with David Letterman</a>, CBS (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
The incomparable <strong>Rachel Maddow</strong> joins Dave tonight.<br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">March 16, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/must-see-lgbt-tv">Must-See LGBT TV</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dancing-stars">Dancing With the Stars</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rupauls-drag-race">RuPaul&#039;s Drag Race</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/late-show-david-letterman">The Late Show with David Letterman</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/tv-gayed">TV Gayed</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:50 +0000glaad31809 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/16/what-to-watch-monday-28#commentsWhat to Watch: Tuesdayhttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/03/what-to-watch-tuesday-26
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>You're in for a treat tonight, because the season finale of <a class="bold" href="http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/" target="_new&quot;">Nip/Tuck</a> airs, as well as an extra-gay episode of <a class="bold" href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city" target="_new&quot;">The Real Housewives of New York City</a>, and <strong>Rachel Maddow</strong> guests on <a class="bold" href="http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/" target="_new&quot;">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a>! </p>
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<a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/niptuck.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-5778" title="niptuck" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/niptuck-267x300.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="300" /></a>&gt; 10:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/" target="_new&quot;">Nip/Tuck</a>, FX (1 hr) <span class="red">SEASON FINALE</span><br />
It’s the season finale and it looks like lesbian Liz and womanizing Christian are still going through with their nuptials. Of course, we question Liz’s sanity entirely, as she just got a breast reduction to fit into her mother’s wedding dress.</p>
<p>&gt; 10:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/chopped/index.html" target="_new&quot;">Chopped</a>, Food Network (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br /><strong>Ted Allen</strong> hosts this food competition show in which cheftestants compete to make extraordinary three-course meals out of everyday ingredients. This week, they’re working with coconut, calamari and… Doughnuts? Yikes.</p>
<p>&gt; 11:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city" target="_new&quot;">The Real Housewives of New York City</a>, Bravo (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
The rich b*tches hit up a gay pride party in the Hamptons, where they are delighted to learn that the attendees adore them.</p>
<p>&gt; 11:35 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/" target="_new&quot;">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a>, NBC (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
MSNBC anchorwoman <strong>Rachel Maddow</strong> is a guest of Jay’s tonight. Will he ask her to give him her “gayest look?”<br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">March 3, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/must-see-lgbt-tv">Must-See LGBT TV</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/chopped">Chopped</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/niptuck">Nip/Tuck</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/real-housewives-new-york-city">The Real Housewives of New York City</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/tonight-show-jay-leno">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/tv-gayed">TV Gayed</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:46 +0000glaad31776 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/03/03/what-to-watch-tuesday-26#commentsTop Stories Today - 10.20.2008http://www.glaad.org/2008/10/20/top-stories-today-10202008
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>National News:</strong></p>
<ul><li>Associated Press - <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i7Ee9lkE23iWetMMU1Vy5nxReXCgD93SKREG0" target="_blank">Mormon Group Protests Church's Gay Marriage Stance</a></li>
<li><em>Los Angeles Times</em> - <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gayschools19-2008oct19,0,6474352.story" target="_blank">Prop. 8 Battle Rages Over Whether Gay Marriage Would Be Taught in Schools</a></li>
<li><em>Los Angeles Times</em> - <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-gay20-2008oct20,0,5244108.story" target="_blank">EDITORIAL: Chicago's 'Gay Friendly' High School Idea</a></li>
<li>Reuters - <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE49G7JO20081018?sp=true" target="_blank">Ellen Buys $100,000 TV Time to Support Gay Marriage</a></li>
<!--more--></ul><p><strong>Regional News:</strong></p>
<ul><li><em>The San Jose Mercury News</em> (CA) - <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10750046?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com" target="_blank">Questions Raised Over Yes on Prop. 8 Ads</a></li>
<li><em>South Florida Sun Sentinel</em> (FL) - <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-flbamendpoll1019sboct19,0,1805467.story" target="_blank">Gay-Marriage Ban Lacks Support Needed to Pass</a></li>
<li><em>The Baltimore Sun</em> (MD) - <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.methodists20oct20,0,4524486.story" target="_blank">Two Methodist Women Get 'Extraordinary Ordination'</a></li>
<li><em>Los Angeles Times</em> (CA) - <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prayer20-2008oct20,0,4851897.story" target="_blank">Prayer In the Service of Politics</a></li>
<li><em>Los Angeles Times</em> (CA) - <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gayrabbi20-2008oct20,0,7235381.story" target="_blank">A Whirlwind of Gay Weddings</a></li>
<li><em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em> (MN) - <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/31261124.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ" target="_blank">COLUMN: Bar Association Panel Paving Way for Gay Marriage</a></li>
<li>Associated Press (NY) - <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10172008/news/regionalnews/man_gets_life_in_prison_for_beating_deat_134054.htm" target="_blank">Man Gets Life in Prison for Beating Death</a></li>
<li><em>Connecticut Post</em> (CT) - <a href="http://www.connpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10751863" target="_blank">Same-sex Spouses Face Legal Hurdles</a></li>
<li><em>Deseret News</em> (UT) - <a href="http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705256437,00.html" target="_blank">Magna Man Charged with Assaulting Gay Man</a></li>
<li><em>Sacramento Bee </em>(CA) - <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/293/story/1327118.html" target="_blank">ARC Student Leaders Targeted for Recall Over Prop. 8 Support</a></li>
<li><em>The Boston Glo</em>be (MA) - <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/10/18/standing_up_for_your_gay_friend/" target="_blank">OP-ED: Standing Up for Your Gay Friend</a></li>
<li>Associated Press (NY) - <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/19/MN5R139M5F.DTL" target="_blank">Advocates Address Challenges of Gay Seniors</a></li>
<li><em>Fort Myers News-Press</em> (FL) - <a href="http://www.news-press.com/article/20081017/NEWS01/81017038/1075" target="_blank">Gay Marriage Opponents Begin Advertising Campaign in Florida</a></li>
<li><em>Southwest Times Record </em>(AR) - <a href="http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2008/10/20/week_in_review/news/sunday/news02.txt" target="_blank">Residents Line Both Sides Of Issue</a></li>
<li><em>The Arizona Republic</em> (AZ) - <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2008/10/20/20081020mon1-20.html" target="_blank">EDITORIAL: Marriage Amendment</a></li>
<li><em>The Philadelphia Inquirer</em> (PA) - <a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20081020_Teens_in_transition.html" target="_blank">Teens in Transition</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>International News:</strong></p>
<ul><li><em>The Vancouver Sun</em> (Canada) - <a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=200035ed-2e97-4713-ad9c-924ab2a5223a" target="_blank">Gay Couple Files Human-Rights Complaint Against School Board</a></li>
<li><em>The Sydney Morning Herald</em> (Australia) - <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/prenuptial-rights-for-samesex-unmarried/2008/10/18/1223750399550.html" target="_blank">Prenuptial Rights for Same-Sex, Unmarried</a></li>
<li>BBC News (United Kingdom) - <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/7676774.stm" target="_blank">Killer Chef Cooked Dead Boyfriend</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>From the Blogs:</strong></p>
<ul><li>Queerty - <a href="http://www.queerty.com/lawrence-lawyer-obama-best-for-supremes-gays-20081017/#more-30672" target="_blank">Lawrence Lawyer: Obama Best For Supremes, Gays</a></li>
<li>The Huffington Post - <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-petrow/how-do-i-help-fight-prop_b_135588.html" target="_blank">Manners: How Do I Help Fight Prop 8 and Keep Same-Sex Marriage Legal in California?</a></li>
<li>The Huffington Post - <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-ralls/what-will-powells-endorse_b_135951.html" target="_blank">What Will Powell's Endorsement Mean for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and Military Families?</a></li>
<li>L.A. Now (<em>Los Angeles Time</em>s) - <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/10/st-victors-cath.html" target="_blank">Backing Prop. 8 in Enemy Territory</a></li>
<li>LJWorld Reader Blogs (<em>Lawrence-Journal News</em>) - <a href="http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/kansas778/2008/oct/17/same-sex-marriage-how-will-it-affect-our-society/" target="_blank">Same-Sex Marriage: How Will it Affect Our Society?</a></li>
<li><em>San Francisco Sentinel</em>.com - <a href="http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=16934" target="_blank">Biden Opposes Calif. Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban</a></li>
<li>Capitol Alert (<em>The Sacramento Bee</em>) - <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/016219.html" target="_blank">Ellen DeGeneres Makes No On 8 Ad - And Pays For It To Air</a></li>
<li>DailyKos -<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/19/113854/51/285/635358" target="_blank"> Equality for All: There's still Hell to Pay</a></li>
<li>365Gay.com - <a href="http://www.365gay.com/opinion/neff-stop-putting-gay-rights-to-a-vote/" target="_blank">Neff: Stop putting gay rights to a vote</a></li>
<li>Good As You - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoodAsYou/~3/426399693/video-next-prop.html" target="_blank">Video: Next Prop 8 ad = Children's book fear-mongering</a></li>
<li>Towleroad - <a href="http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/ygA5cDsZyu8/a-visit-with-ra.html" target="_blank">A Visit with Rachel Maddow</a></li>
<li>Good As You - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoodAsYou/~3/426308353/feminine-wiles.html" target="_blank">Feminine wiles: 8 out lesbloggers work to out 8</a></li>
<li>Joe.My.God - <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-comes-out-for-federal.html" target="_blank">Sarah Palin Comes Out For The Federal Marriage Amendment</a></li>
<li>Andrew Sullivan - <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/losing-marriage.html" target="_blank">Bungling The Marriage Fight In California?</a></li>
<li>The Bilerico Project - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BilericoProject/~3/425821987/my_brief_journalistic_dilemma_over_prop.php" target="_blank">My Brief Journalistic Dilemma Over Prop 8</a></li>
<li>The Bilerico Project Florida - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BilericoProject/~3/425574882/fla_poll_shows_amendment_2_more_likely_t.php" target="_blank">Fla Poll shows Amendment 2 more likely to lose</a></li>
<li>The Gist - <a href="http://www.signorile.com/2008/10/ellen-turns-up-heat-on-prop-8.html" target="_blank">Ellen Turns Up the Heat on Prop 8</a></li>
<li>The Bilerico Project Florida - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBilericoProjectFlorida/~3/425483364/suze_orman_says_no_to_floridas_amendment.php" target="_blank">Suze Orman Says No To Florida's Amendment 2</a></li>
<li>Box Turtle Bulletin - <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BoxTurtleBulletin/~3/thE6R8BzbGs/3939" target="_blank">Hollywood Party to Fight Prop 8</a></li>
<li>Gay News Blog - <a href="http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/10/help-no-on-8-earn-1-million-match-this.html" target="_blank">Help NO ON 8! Earn a $1 million match this weekend</a></li>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 20, 2008</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/federal-marriage-amendment">federal marriage amendment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/proposition-8">Proposition 8</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/top-stories-today">Top Stories Today</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:14:44 +0000Justin31191 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/10/20/top-stories-today-10202008#commentsRachel Maddow Show Premieres on MSNBC, Tim Graham Throws Insulting Jabhttp://www.glaad.org/2008/09/12/rachel-maddow-show-premieres-on-msnbc
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/">The Rachel Maddow Show</a>" premiered on MSNBC this past Monday, marking a watershed moment for the cable news network - Maddow is the first ever openly openly gay woman to host her own primetime news program. The show promises to offer its viewers "a smart look at politics, pop culture and all the day’s top stories."<br /></p><div style="width: 164px;float:right;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1130 " title="Rachel Maddow" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/maddow1-257x300.jpg" alt="Rachel Maddow" width="154" height="180" /><p>Rachel Maddow</p>
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<p>Reviews of Maddow's show have been positive overall, with <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/09/the-rachel-maddow-show-series-premiere/" target="_blank">TVSquad</a> complimenting Maddow’s interviewing style and guest choices. Ratings for the show were solid. According to <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/maddow_premiere_postmortem_93975.asp">TVNewser</a>, "[t]he premiere of Maddow's show finished in 2nd place in cable news at 9pm ET, beating CNN's <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Larry King</span></strong> Live in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo (behind FNC's Hannity &amp; Colmes)."</p>
<p>However, Tim Graham of the anti-gay Media Research Center made an insulting jab at Maddow while being interviewed on the September 9 edition of Fox News Channel's <em><em>Fox &amp; Friends</em></em>. Speaking about the “damage done” to MSNBC by having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews host the channel's election coverage, <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090008?f=h_latest">Graham said:</a></p>
<blockquote><p>"Not only is the damage already done, the damage continues. I mean, not only are they keeping these people on for an hour a night, they're adding this lesbian Air America radio host, Rachel Maddow, on every night. So, I mean, they're really entrenching and solidifying a left-wing agenda on this network, not just, you know, pulling something back."</p></blockquote>
<p>Fox News Radio host John Gibson also mocked Maddow <a href="http://www.glaad.org/BestAndWorst/May2008.php">earlier this year</a>. Gibson played an audio clip of Maddow discussing politics on MSNBC and instead of debating or refuting her points, he aired a clip of someone saying, “Oh, lesbians! Yummy!” Gibson's behavior earned him a spot on GLAAD’s "Best &amp; Worst of National News" <a href="http://www.glaad.org/BestAndWorst/May2008.php">in May</a>.</p>
<p>As media coversations about Maddow and her show continue, we will be keeping a close eye on these and other talk show hosts and commentators.<br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">September 12, 2008</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/john-gibson">John Gibson</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/msnbc">MSNBC</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow-show">The Rachel Maddow Show</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:14:26 +0000glaad31029 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/09/12/rachel-maddow-show-premieres-on-msnbc#commentsWhat to Watch: Mondayhttp://www.glaad.org/2008/09/08/what-to-watch-monday-2
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Lots of great TV on tonight, including a fantastic short documentary on HBO2 entitled <em><a class="bold" href="http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/lacorona/index.html" target="_new&quot;">La Corona (The Crown)</a></em>, an all-new <em><a class="bold" href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl" target="_new&quot;">Gossip Girl</a></em> and the debut of <em><a class="bold" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/" target="_new&quot;">The Rachel Maddow Show</a></em> on MSNBC.</p>
<!--more--><p> Get your news on with the first out lesbian to host her own primetime news show!</p>
<p>&gt; 7:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/lacorona/index.html" target="_new&quot;">La Corona (The Crown)</a>, HBO2 (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
2007 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Short, this original film goes behind the walls of a Colombian prison, where women are preparing for one of the most fiercely competitive contests in Bogotá: a beauty pageant. One of the contestants, Angela, has a girlfriend while she is in jail, but does not consider herself to be lesbian or bisexual. <em>Also airs Wednesday, September 10 at 7 PM. </em></p>
<p>&gt; 8:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl" target="_new&quot;">Gossip Girl</a>, The CW (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
Blair’s dating royalty, Serena and Dan are secretly back together, Chuck is scheming and Eric is helping Jenny plot her next move into the world of the very rich. Just another day on the Upper East Side. XOXO!</p>
<div style="width: 242px;float:left;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/rachelmaddow.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1500" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/rachelmaddow-232x300.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="300" /></a>
<p>Rachel Maddow</p>
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<p>&gt; 9:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/" target="_new&quot;">The Rachel Maddow Show</a>, MSNBC (1 hr) <span class="red">SEASON PREMIERE</span><br /><strong>Rachel Maddow</strong>, the first out lesbian to host a primetime news show, kicks off her new series with an in-depth examination of the Presidential race.</p>
<p>&gt; 9:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/i_want_to_work_for_diddy/series.jhtml" target="_new&quot;">I Want to Work for Diddy</a>, VH1 (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
Transgender actress <strong>Laverne Cox</strong> is still going strong in her quest to become Sean Comb's assistant. This week, the remaining contestants must sell Diddy’s fragrance, Unforgivable, in Manhattan Sephora Stores, and from the previews, Laverne isn’t treated very nicely by the New York elite.</p>
<p>&gt; 10:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.sho.com/site/weeds/home.do" target="_new&quot;">Weeds</a>, Showtime (30 min) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
Lesbian adolescent Isabelle sure is getting a kick out of her mom resisting rehab for her newly acquired cocaine addiction. And on a side note, how will gay drug dealer Sanjay work his new territory with a baby always strapped to his chest?</p>
<p>&gt; 10:00 PM <a class="bold" href="http://www.tnt.tv/series/raisingthebar/" target="_new&quot;">Raising the Bar</a>, TNT (1 hr) <span class="red">NEW</span><br />
In this legal drama, Charlie is having an affair with Judge Trudy Kessler, but rumor has it, he's only doing it to cover the fact that he's gay.<br /></p><div align="left">
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/must-see-lgbt-tv">Must-See LGBT TV</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/i-want-work-diddy">I Want to Work For Diddy</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/la-corona-crown">La Corona (The Crown)</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-maddow">Rachel Maddow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/raising-bar">Raising the Bar</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/tv-gayed">TV Gayed</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/weeds">Weeds</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:14:23 +0000glaad31004 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/09/08/what-to-watch-monday-2#commentsRachel Maddow Profiled by the Washington Posthttp://www.glaad.org/2008/08/27/rachel-maddow-profiled-by-the-washington-post
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/maddow1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1130" title="maddow1" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/maddow1-257x300.jpg" alt="" width="206" height="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603069_2.html"><em>The Washington Post </em>ran a profile</a> of openly gay political commentator Rachel Maddow, who will begin hosting her own show on MSNBC on September 8. The article discusses her rise through the ranks of political journalism, beginning with a stint on morning radio, her show on Air America Radio and her increasingly frequent appearances on both MSNBC and CNN in recent years. Maddow speaks about her own awakening around LGBT issues, and the article discusses her status as a pioneer – she will be the first openly gay woman to host her own show on a mainstream cable news network: "Earlier, Maddow laughed when asked if she once thought it unlikely that a lesbian would host a prime-time cable news show. ‘It's out of my hands,’ she said. ‘I can't be less gay.’ But she does acknowledge the virtues of being a pioneer: ‘Being the first blank is always important.’”</span><br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 27, 2008</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/msnbc">MSNBC</a>, </li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:14:20 +0000glaad30971 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2008/08/27/rachel-maddow-profiled-by-the-washington-post#comments